A girl poses for photos in Hua Lamphong station on Nov 25, 2021. (Photo: Wichan Charoenkiatpakul)
Hua Lamphong was granted a reprieve when Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob decided to temporarily scrap a plan to shut Bangkok’s iconic railway station.
The minister ordered the State Railway of Thailand (SRT) to continue service at Hua Lamphong for at least another month, according to a statement from the Office of Transport and Traffic Policy and Planning issued on Monday.
Mr Saksayam held a meeting to discuss the Red Line, Bang Sue Grand Station and Hua Lamphong station and then issued a two-page press release — with the highlight in the last paragraph.
The minister ordered the SRT “to continue the operations of all trains to and from Bangkok Station (Hua Lamphong)… and inform the public and…
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